X-15 (film)

X-15
Theatrical release poster
Directed byRichard D. Donner
Screenplay by
Produced by
  • Henry Sanicola
  • Tony Lazzarino
Starring
Narrated byJames Stewart (uncredited)
CinematographyCarl Guthrie
Edited byStanley Rabjohn
Music byNathan Scott
Production
company
Essex Productions
Distributed byUnited Artists/Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date
Running time
107 minutes Color (Technicolor)
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

X-15 is a 1961 American aviation drama film that presents a fictionalized account of the X-15 research rocket aircraft program, the test pilots who flew the aircraft, and the associated NASA community that supported the program. X-15 starred David McLean, Charles Bronson, James Gregory and Mary Tyler Moore (in her first feature film role). The film marked the feature film directorial debut of Richard Donner, and was narrated by James Stewart.